Every year significant data breaches go undetected or unreported and many organizations find it increasingly difficult to keep up with the rapid changing technology that makes these breaches possible.

A supply chain encompasses all the links connecting a manufacturer to end users of its products. These links may take the form of plants, supplier warehouse, vendor facilities, ports or hubs, retails warehouses or facilities, and outbound shipping centers.

This article provides an overview on how botnets are created, how they have been used by hackers to disrupt regular service and commit fraudulent activities, and how individuals and organizations can protect their systems and networks from their devastating effects.

This document deals with IT and security issues in developing countries with a focus on the need for the development of Government or Non profit IT consulting organisations that can give guidance to the development of the IT services sector as it relates to security.